A friend challenged me to play in the Premier (Open) section, so I accepted the challenge. Turned out, I was the second lowest rated player in the field.

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My expectations for this tournament was that I face like three experts and two masters. Turns out, I played five masters (4 NMs and 1 FM). With a +1, -1, =3 (2.5/5.0) performance, my rating went from 1948 to 2002. Assuming this stays, I'm an US Chess Expert now.